Neighboring trees regulate the root-associated pathogenic fungi on the host plant in a subtropical forest.

ABSTRACT: Root-associated fungi and host-specific pathogens are major determinants of species coexistence in forests. Phylogenetically related neighboring trees can strongly affect the fungal community structure of the host plant, which, in turn, will affect the ecological processes. Unfortunately, our understanding of the factors influencing fungal community composition in forests is still limited. In particular, investigation of the relationship between the phytopathogenic fungal community and neighboring trees is incomplete. In the current study, we tested the host specificity of members of the root-associated fungal community collected from seven tree species and determined the influence of neighboring trees and habitat variation on the composition of the phytopathogenic fungal community of the

SUBMITTER: Cheng K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244890 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature